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    UPS Question

    just a follow up to let you know what APC said to me I gave a long list of components (DFI SLI, 4000+, Dual BFG 6800U OC, powered speakers, powered controller, powered flight stick, High RPM HD), and then gave them the site to the PC&C 510 SLI (max 650W) and gave them the specs for my printer...
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    Monarch Computer Systems - Are they ok to order from?

    Can anyone show reviews that also has ZipZoomFly and NewEgg with Monarch to show that Monarch's business is just as good, if not better than these?
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    PS3 Processor

    From Processor (A periodical).com Feb. 18, 2005 Supercomputer On A Chip Debuts IBM, Sony, and Toshiba announced their new supercomputer on a chip, dubbed the Cell microprocessor, as part of a grand alliance to unseat Intel in computing. The companies said the chip will run at speeds...
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    UPS Question

    Inof I got from APC on email reply... Thank to all for replies again! "I appreciate your patience in this matter. A "Simulated" sine wave is what we would call a stepped approximated wave. It is square in shape versus a round wave. Essentially a pure sine wave is the type of power...
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    UPS Question

    so... thank you all for your answers. Just to ask to make sure I got this :) A "line-interactive", simulated sine wave" will be sufficent just dont plug a clock to it (including a digital clock? Just curious on that part), or anything that runs on a motor? an 800vA will run everything...
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    UPS Question

    ok... maybe i dont... pure sine wave? simulated sine wave? whats the difference?
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    UPS Question

    The online, sine-wave UPS can handle frequency and voltage shifts, whereas some line-interactive units can't. It is good for all types of power problems, including power surges, voltage spikes, brownouts, blackouts and line noise. well, I know what type I need now... now I need to make sure...
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    UPS Question

    Thanks! I wish that their calcs would update for video cards and processors, unless the opteron is the same wattage as a Athlon 64... Same issue with APC
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    What is a pimp system these days?

    DFI lanparty motherboard According to DFI street, they strongly recommend a 480W PSU for this board
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    UPS Question

    Hello, house wiring is questionable even though outlets are wired correctly, I'm concerned about shortages, and brownouts, let alone surges and blackouts. So I have become curious about a backup battery but I need something that is also going to keep things regulated if ANYTHING causes the...
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    $1,700.00 to spend to build a new system

    I'm blind as a bat... LOL exactly...
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    $1,700.00 to spend to build a new system

    oops forgot to mention, thanks to all for your current and future responses
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    $1,700.00 to spend to build a new system

    well, how can I do that with 1,700 then if you are refering to 1024x768 and 1280x1024, yes I know SLI is useless for that but I'm looking for 1600x1200 and I'd find it a hard argument that even though the 3500 on down wil be the bottleneck, how it still wont make an improvement overall...
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    $1,700.00 to spend to build a new system

    note: Your old sytem is a SLOT A Athlon 700 You want everything to run like a screaming banshee... your largest hard drive is an OLD 13GB You do have an Antec SOHO server case w/ TRUE430W PSU You only want to run from the stock hs/f of your retail CPU You know with your budget...
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    overclock question

    A while back, I wrote an email regarding that question and after waiting a few days, got tired of waiting and called tech support for antec, the rep said that the 550 12vEPS would work just great.. then... I got this email: From: "Tiffany Ellsworth" <tellsworth@antec-inc.com> Add to...